Workers who have transferable experience/skills in the Laborshed area are currently commuting an
average of 8 miles one way for work. Those who are willing to change/accept employment are
willing to commute an average of 11 miles one way for the right employment opportunity.

The Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical
Area aggregated wage data was also
extracted from the Iowa Wage Survey
and is provided in the table on page 2
which reflects mean, entry,
experienced, and median wages.

Information was compiled by Iowa Workforce
Development using 2008 data.

Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and
Scientific Products
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line
Installers
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers

This Iowa Wage Survey for the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was produced by the Workforce Data & Business
Development Bureau to provide communities local information on wages by occupation. This publication was developed specifically
for the Iowa City MSA . The source of the wage and employment data is the 2007 Iowa Wage Survey. Additional data from the Iowa
Wage Survey for individual counties, Iowa Workforce Development regions, and by industry statewide are available on the Iowa
Workforce Development web site located at www.iowaworkforce.org.